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CONDÉ NAST traveler: how japan’s female sushi chefs are claiming a seat at the counter

In a country with over 30,000 sushi restaurants, less than ten percent of sushi chefs are women. Stacey explores the reasons why and talks to some of the women pushing boundaries in a historically male industry.

MC sweeney’s: reasons we’re not having sex

Masturbation is more efficient, we’ve already hit our move goal for the day, we didn’t realize the fetishes we were willing to entertain during the honeymoon phase would be lifelong commitments, and other reasons we’re not having sex.

the new Yorker: We’re sorry, the america you ordered is currently unavailable

It’s not just your Charmin ultra-soft that’s out of stock. America is also out of competent leaders, postal services and sane parents. The country sends some much-needed customer service emails in Stacey’s latest for the New Yorker.

Teen Vogue: How to deal with college admissions during the coronavirus crisis

Preparing for college admission is a lot like cooking dinner in the time of quarantine: instead of going out to buy the ingredients you want, you need to make something unexpected — maybe even extraordinary — with what’s already in the pantry. Stacey shows students how to devise creative recipes for admission in the face of unpredictability.

the New yorker: board games adapted for the pandemic

To help you pass the time during your 400th week in quarantine, Stacey devised a collection of board games adapted for the pandemic, including Hungry Hungry Hoarders, Stock Market Jenga and Delivery Monopoly. Does anyone want to play these games? No. Are we all being forced to participate? <Quietly cries.>

the new yorker: NOMA East village walkup

Having wrapped up in Tokyo, the chef René Redzepi prepares a twelve-course meal using ingredients foraged from Stacey’s New York City studio apartment.

points in Case: List: I'm a Game of Thrones Character: Ask Me Anything

What if Reddit launched in Westeros? Would Cersei and the Night King be as absorbed by the Ask Me Anything forum as the rest of us? Stacey shows us what the AMA subreddit might look like if it was opened it up to everyone’s favorite rulers, wargs and Wildlings.

Money Magazine: 3 College Essay Taboos—and When to Break Them

What is absolutely off-limits in a college admissions essay? Where is the line between endearing sincerity and TMI? Stacey shows students how to forget the rules and let their guts guide the way to college essay success.

USA TODAY COLLEGE: Your 5-STEP GUide TO SURVIVING THE WAITLIST APOCALYPSE

Landing on a dream school’s wait-list can initially make teenagers feel like the world is ending, but students do have the power to fight back against the terrors of the wait-list apocalypse using these savvy strategies.